PSX 2016 gets underway later today when Sony lifting the curtain on the PlayStation Experience with their Showcase, starting at 5.30PM UK time and featuring "announcements and a sneak peek at the future of PlayStation".

However, the hope is that we might finally get some more details about Activision's proposed Crash Bandictoot PS4 Remaster.

Sony announced the remaster of the original Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot: Warped games at E3, however, no such date was given for when the remasters would be heading our way.

And although it was the Naughty Dog, creators of Uncharted and The Last of Us, who first brought Crash to our consoles, it will be developers Vicarious Visions who are charged with bringing the classic PlayStation titles back to the PS4.

Vicarious Visions have more recently been working on the new Skylanders Imaginators game, which included Crash Bandicoot as a playable character.

But with Skylanders Imaginators released in October, it now paves the way for the developers to start work on the Crash Bandicoot PS4 remasters.

Hopefully, that will start with a new trailer at PSX 2016 later today!

Crash Bandicoot PlayStation 1 Screenshots

A new Crash Bandicoot game is rumoured to be in production, planned for a E3 2016 reveal. Here's some screenshots of Naughty Dogs first Bandicoot game to remind you how great it was.

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Crash Bandicoot PS1 Screenshots

“For years, we’ve been asked when is Crash returning, and today that question has been answered," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing, Inc at E3 earlier this year.

"Activision is proud to celebrate the iconic character’s 20-year anniversary by bringing him back in ways that will appeal to hardcore fans as well as introduce him to a new generation of gamers.

“We can’t wait for gamers to see Crash bring his unique style and quirky personality to the epic battle against Kaos in Skylanders Imaginators.

"And next year, we’ll expand on the Crash experience for players with remastered versions of three classic games.”

WHEN IS THE CRASH BANDICOOT PS4 REMASTER RELEASE DATE?

It's the mystery question that Sony and Activision have yet to answer beyond saying 2017.

First by a Finnish retailer and then by a Brazillian retailer, both claiming the remastered game will be with PS4 owners next February.

The listing was discovered on Reddit and details that the game will release on February 28th, 2017.

However, it's unclear whether or not either of these are placeholder dates for the retailer, but we would highly suspect that to be the case because while the listing appears legit, it's also got the same date as PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn.

And there's no way Activision would pit Crash against Sony's next big PlayStation exclusive.

Hopefully, we'll be given some more specific details of when we should expect a release date during PSX 2016 later today.

CRASH BANDICOOT ORIGINAL PS4 GAMES?

Beyond the remasters it's also possible that Sony could look to release further original games around their loveable PlayStation exclusive platforming hero.

European PlayStation boss Jim Ryan sat down for an interview with Gamereactor.tv earlier this year and during the discussion, Crash Bandicoot remasters were raised.

"We’re simply delighted to have this legendary iconic property and be able to kinda refresh it and bring it to PlayStation 4 ... that’s special for us," explained Ryan.

"On the one hand we’ve got this new stuff that’s coming [with Skylanders Imaginators] and on the other hand we’ve got this rich heritage history which we're able to update and refresh which is wonderful."

Following the obvious pleasantries Ryan was asked whether the remasters could offer any hope to fans wanting to see a new, original Crash Bandicoot game. And with a wry smile Ryan had a very interesting response:

“Well, we’ve gotta keep you guys hoping for stuff that’s going to come in the future. We've got to tease you a little bit.”